title: Basal cell adenoma: a diagnostic dilemma on fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a rare neoplasm which is one of the basaloid tumors of salivary gland. Basaloid tumors are the most difficult problem in salivary gland fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). There are various benign and malignant tumors such as; cellular pleomorphic adenoma, basal cell adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, metastatic basal cell carcinoma, metastatic basaloid squamous carcinoma and small cell carcinoma in differential diagnosis. We present a case of BCA, membranous type in a 39-year-old female with right submandibular swelling misinterpreted as adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) on FNAC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. nalini203@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Amanjit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajwanshi
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology